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HU Credits:
0
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Pre-Academic Preparation for Natural and Life Sciences
Semester:
Yearly
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Amalia Tabib
Coordinator Office Hours:
Mon, Thu
12:00 – 12:30
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Keren Harel
Course/Module description:
Comprehensive course on major topics in biology. The course focuses on the relationship between structure and function.
Course/Module aims:
Introducing Selected fundamental concepts in biology & tools for biological analysis. Preparation for academic studies
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Understand the structure of cells
Understand intracellular processes
Understand the relationship between the structure of a cell and its function
Integrate various biological topics in order to understand system as a whole
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures, presentation, visualization, laboratories
Course/Module Content:
• The cell definition
• Microbiology: Bacterial structure, Antibiotics, Resistance, Viruses
• Immunology: The innate & adaptive response
• Basic Chemistry: Atomic structure, Molecular & intermolecular forces
• Biochemistry: Sugars, lipids, proteins
• The cell: Membrane, cell junctions, cytoskeleton, protein sorting
• Cell cycle: control, Mitosis & Meiosis
• Genetics: - Autosomal & X linked traits, Pedigrees
• Molecular Biology: Replication, transcription & translation, Genetic engineer
Required Reading:
None
Additional Reading Material:
Molecular Biology of the Cell (6th Ed.) Alberts et al
Biology - The Unity and Diversity of Life vol A+B The open university
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 50 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 50 %
Mid–term Examination+ Reports+ quizzes
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